Jake Paul's business partner has rubbished a suggestion by UFC president Dana White that poor ticket sales led to the cancellation of the YouTuber's fight with Hasim Rahman Jr.
Paul announced last week that his Madison Square Garden showdown with Rahman Jr had been cancelled with the social media star accusing his rival of failing to attempt to make weight. Paul claimed Rahman Jr told him he would weigh in at 215lb, 10lb heavier than the updated limit.
But White, and boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, suggested poor ticket sales in New York were to blame for the postponement. That theory has been dismissed by Nakisa Bidarian who said: "It had zero to do with ticket sales. We already sold more tickets, more gate than Ryan Garcia just did at Staples Center. We were going to be top-10 in gates since 2005 at MSG.
